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Honesty - College Essay

Honesty

You pull up to the second window at the McDonalds�s drive-through to pick up the shake you just ordered and paid for, and the person working there hands you a huge bag of food while asking you if this is what you ordered. Do you A: Answer �Yes� and take the food or B: Answer �No� and tell him/her that you only paid for a shake? Yes this really did happen to me. What did I do? Believe it or not, I did the honest thing and gave the food back. But the real question is what would a majority of American�s youth do in a similar situation. There are two potentially dishonest acts in this situation, lying and stealing. In my opinion most high school kids are not above lying and/or stealing. ...

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off on their children. About 99% of the population in this book, were uncaring robots. They would turn their best friend into the �thought police� at the drop of a hat.
They don�t think for themselves, and therefore are robots. The children of 1984, were even worse because they would turn their own parents into the �thought police�, with no sense of shame, and they actually felt proud about their actions. This is a perfect example of the unmoral actions of the parents rubbing off on their children. This could be the fate of our country if we don�t take parenting more seriously. If this pattern continues on it�s current course, we will have a society with no boundaries to govern life.
What can we do to remedy, you ask? Well we can start by thinking about what we do before we do it and putting ourselves into the other person�s shoes. How would you feel if you are working at McDonalds and you make this huge bag of food and give it to the wrong car. Then the next car pulls ...

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